Eleanor
- Eleanor's dad only gives her seven dollars. She takes three brand-new toothbrushes from his house and sneaks them away, along with a bar of soap, but even as she's doing this, she feels sorry for Donna: "Her dad never laughed at anyone's jokes but his own" (20.5).
- When Eleanor's dad drops her off, he gives all her siblings rides in his new car. She wishes she had a phone to call the cops and say, "I'm pretty sure none of them have seat belts on and that he's been drinking Scotch all morning" (20.7).
- Richie takes them all out to a movie, the big kids sitting in the back of the pickup truck despite the snow. On the way home, Eleanor realizes it's weird that she's not fantasizing about being thrown out of the truck.
Park
- Park's regretting telling Eleanor he loves her. He hadn't meant to do it so soon, "especially knowing how she felt about Romeo and Juliet " (20.14).
- Every Sunday, Park and his family get dressed up and have dinner with their grandparents. Park goes over (next door) to see them.
- Park's grandparents are Irish, and Park thinks about how it looks like the Korean genes skipped his brother Josh; Park himself gets a "KISS ME, I'M IRISH T-shirt every year for Christmas" (20.21).
- At his grandparents' house, his whole family is talking about Park's supposed "girlfriend." Park's grandmother says she feels sorry for Eleanor, because she knows Eleanor's stepdad has "never been any good" (20.30).
- Park has no idea what his family would say if he introduced Eleanor to them; he thinks his own mom is like "the most popular girl on the bus" (20.37).
Eleanor
- Eleanor's never lied to her mom, but she tells her that she might go to a friend's house after school—she tells her it's Tina. Eleanor's mom says okay, and that she's glad Eleanor's making friends.